Does the BMW 8 Series fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The BMW 8 Series records 11.87 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.83 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.04, 95% interval +5.51 to +6.57). It ranks 10 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the BMW 8 Series is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 923 times in 2019–2024.

BMW 8 Series: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A tyre seriously damaged	923	5.73
A tyre cords visible or damaged	728	4.52
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	134	0.83
A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber	56	0.35

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,114 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a BMW 8 Series gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.0% of BMW 8 Series MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,045 miles later (1,387 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,387 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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